Ingham County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Bowdish, Ida May 
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Cemetery:           Maple Grove Cemetery
Name:               Ida May Bowdish

Date Of Photograph: November 1, 2008
Photo can be seen at:
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Monument and Headstones are located in the Smaller Section A

BOWDISH MONUMENT

Inscription on two sides of monument:

SIDE 1:

IDA MAY
DAUG OF
M. C. & S. E. BOWDISH
DIED
FEB 23, 1883
AGED
21 YRS & 9 M'S

SIDE 2:

MORRIS C. BOWDISH
DIED
SEPT 17, 1873
AGED
52 YRS 4 M'S & 3 D'S

Smaller stones located near the monument:

MARY J.
DAUT OF M. C. & S. E.
BOWDISH
DIED
OCT 20, 1857
AGED ?

JULIA M.
DAUT OF M. C. & S. E.
BOWDISH
DIED
AUG 13, 1857
AGED ?

Note:  Morris Cornelius Bowdish I was the son of James and Abigail (Cummis) 
Bowdish of New York. He was born on May 14, 1821 in Clarence, Eire Co., NY and 
died September 17, 1873 in Mason.

Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System shows M. C. Bowdish, white, male, 
parents James and Abigail Bowdish died September 17, 1873 in Vevay, Ingham 
Co., MI at the age of 52 years, 4 months and 3 days, cause of death Congestion 
Chill

Sarah E. (Schouten) Bowdish has no marker at the cemetery.  She was born July 
8, 1825 Cortland Co, NY and died March 13, 1906 in Lansing, Ingham Co., 
Michigan.

Ida May Bowdish, daughter of Morris Cornelius Bowdish I and Sarah E.(Schouten)
was born May 9, 1866 in Michigan.

Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System showed her to be born in MI, 
female, white, single, parents names not given; died February 23, 1883 in 
Mason, Ingham Co., MI at the age of 21 years 10 months and 27 days, cause of 
death Consumption.

Mary Julia and Julia M. Bowdish were the daughters of Morris Cornelius Bowdish 
I and Sarah E. (Schouten) Bowdish.  Mary Julia was born 1850 MI and Julia M.  
birthdate is unknown.  Cannot read the age at the time on death on headstone 
marker.

Most of the information above is from Matthew Bowdish on the Find A Grave 
Website memorial pages.



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